The Gender-responsive School
An Action Guide
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-84929-004-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Gender-Responsive School shows teachers, headteachers and school administrators how to spot the key spaces in school life where gender is important. It gives them tools to address gender biases by changing attitudes and ideas among staff and students. This Action Guide is full of activities that can be undertaken at either individual or group level. Based on trials with teachers in a wide range of countries with different cultures, educational systems and attitudes towards gender issues, it shows how important school is, especially at the post-primary stage, in forming expectations of girls and boys and ideas about gender roles. The Gender-Responsive School will be of practical value for all educational professionals who are concerned to promote gender equality.
Reviews / Votes
'...this is an immensely important book; moreover, it is one into which those concerned have put much careful research and development- in many countries and cultures-and which is well written and easy to use.' British Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 40 Issue 6, November 2009More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84929-004-3 (9781849290043)
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Persons
Catherine Atthill is an independent educational consultant, specialising in open/distance and online learning. She was co-author and instructional designer for the Commonwealth Secretariat's Gender and Trade Action Guide and has worked as a consultant for such NGOs as VSO, WWF-UK and Forum for the Future. Jyotsna Jha works as Advisor, Education and Gender, and Education and HIV & AIDS at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. Her work on gender and education in the Secretariat has focused on research and advocacy on various aspects including the issues of promoting schooling practices that promote respect for equality and diversity, empowerment focused girls' education and boys' underachievement. Prior to joining the Secretariat Jyotsna was based in India where she undertook several research, evaluation and implementation-support projects for both government and non-government organisations, and for national and international agencies.
Content
Acknowledgements List of activities Foreword Introduction Using the Action Guide Initial action plan UNIT 1 The basics 1.1 Gender concepts 1.2 Stereotypes 1.3 Gender and education UNIT 2 The wider context 2.1 The big picture 2.2 The national education context UNIT 3 A whole school approach 3.1 School ethos 3.2 Across the school 3.3 Staff development 3.4 Involving the wider community 3.5 School gender policy UNIT 4 Teaching and learning 4.1 Entry points 4.2 Curriculum 4.3 Classroom dynamics 4.4 Underachievement 4.5 Teaching and learning for change 4.6 Making changes last UNIT 5 Approaches and methods 5.1 Action research 5.2 Gender analysis 5.3 Change management 5.4 Evaluation Action plan and reflection Action plan Reflection Selected resources Appendices Appendix I: Gender analysis of classroom and other processes in seven selected Commonwealth countries: Some basic facts and findings Appendix II: Trialing workshop for southern Africa, Maputo, Mozambique Appendix III: Social Learning Package Index